Teen couple hit by lightning saved by holding hands

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According to a report of New York Daily News, a California high school couple survived getting hit by lightning on Aug.6 because they were holding hands.

Dylan Corliss, 16, and Lexie Varga, 17, were walking on the street in Claremont in cloudy skies.A lightning hit Dylan in the back of the head, and the electricity transferred through his arm into Lexie before exiting through her foot.They felt "tingly" and "achy" for the rest of the day, and Lexie has a bruise on her foot. But they were otherwise alright.

A doctor told them their hand-holding dispersed the electricity, leaving them virtually unharmed.

Man calls police for insipid watermelon

The screen shot of the police record. (Photo from Weibo)

Recently, a customer called the police because the watermelon he just brought didn't taste sweet in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu province. The police actually came to the site and helped settle the dispute.

12-year-old Chongqing girl a licensed diver

Wen Siqi (middle) and her family. (Provided by Wen Siqi)

Wen Siqi, from southwest China's Chongqing, got her diver certificate from PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) last year when she was 12. Under the influence of her father, a dive enthusiast, Wen began to learn diving from an early age. According to PADI, people of 12 or above can apply for the open water diver certificate. So last year, Wen got her certificate in Malapascua of the Philippines.